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INTERVIEW WITH MP DENISE SAVOIE

Victoria NDP MP speaks out against Conservative crime bills and mandatory minimum sentences By Kristen Mann I sat done with Victoria MP Denise Savioe for a conversation about marijuana, the recent bill C-15, the Marijuana Medical Access Regulations, and the NDP drug policy. The New Year’s surprise prorogation forced C-15 to be dropped from its […]

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CANNABIS CLUBS ACROSS CANADA AND THE U.S.A

Cannabis dispensaries in Canada, due to a lack of regulation, all operate under unique and individual mandates. As such, the membership requirements of each dispensary differ. We recommend travelling with a copy of your original proof of condition (doctors note) which the CBC of C staff will be happy to provide. It is also recommended […]

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

HEMPOLOGY 101 CALENDAR OF EVENTS HEMPOLOGY 101 AT UVIC 2010 2010  SPRING SEMESTER CLASSES WILL BE HELD IN THE CLEARIHUE BUILDING ROOM #C111 January 13 Hemp History January 20 History of Prohibition January 27 Economics of Legalization February 3 Growing Cannabis February 10 Cannabis and your Health February 17 ***READING BREAK*** February 24 Medical Cannabis […]

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Hemp Farming

The State of Hemp Farming In North America By Jeremy Bezooyen As we already know, hemp plants have been a major part of history world wide, with more than 25 thousand documented uses, some as early as 8,000 BC. For thousands of years, humans have used the seed for its food (grain) and oil content […]

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Bill C-15 Flawed By Design

By Matt Elrod No matter your opinion of the Harper government, the Conservatives seem to think poorly of Canadians – and perhaps rightfully so. The Conservatives have been pushing a cynical, populist, “tough-on-crime” agenda since gaining office, and daring the opposition to stand in their way. The record shows that the Conservatives do not sincerely […]

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Review: The Union

By Jimmy Nguyễn Hoàng Duy Documentaries usually have the ability to put viewers asleep in the blink of an eye, unless they’re made with a focus on entertaining over informing. The Union: The Business Behind Getting High, has assembled the right ingredients to make a rare documentary that blends in-depth information with absorbing entertainment. Locally […]

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Team 420

GET IN THE GAME WITH TEAM 420 Getting active, getting involved, and getting high By Ted Smith Team 420 has a game plan—we want to get cannabis lovers playing games or sports, entering charities and tournaments, eating hemp food, wearing hemp clothes, and generally use cannabis as much as pos- sible. It will not be […]

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U.K. Update

High in the UK By Mark Knowles (aka Noddy420) High Hempos, Here’s an update from the UK, which already has worse prohibition laws than those that were in bill C-15. The cannabis movement in the UK has been driven very much underground with the constant bombardment of lies and misinformation spewing from the government and […]

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Veterans for Cannabis

Getting veterans involved in the liberation of cannabis By Dave Nelson To the military side of our family, there is a Veteran Affairs Canada new Charter of Rights. What does this mean for you? If you have completed basic training and have been honourably released, there may be some assistance for you. At the same […]

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The Decline of Islamic Hashish Culture

An excerpt from the forthcoming book Cannabis and the Soma Solution (Pt.1) By Chris Bennett Current Canadian and European Government attempts to link cannabis with schizophrenia through funded studies, have their historical predecessors in nineteenth century India and the Mid East, when Britain and other European countries tried to demonize the effects of indigenous cannabis […]